The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-06-11

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 "Anyhow," said Mir. Walker blandly, "you have got into low water, reckon, and want a shove off. Now, l have been looking into this paper of yours, and I see you have been trying good many notions. But there is one thing l guess you have not tried, and that is libel action"
 "And don't want top retorted the editor. "Even if did, it would re- quire capital, and that haven't got"
 "Require capital! Why, I tell you, sir, a libel action is capital Just look here, Mir. Fripp. I can show you how to run law suit that'll be worth the thousand pounds you are asking for, and more than that, and won't cost you penny. But it's to be for my benefit as much as yours. There fore, you need not hear any more un- less you like. Only say the word, and take my scheme around to old Sol Levy"
 Now, MT. Solomon Levy, to whom Mr. Walker referred, was the editor of that flourishing financial journal, Nnmmon, and between the two editors there existed, as the American we'll knew, an internecine feud. Mr. Walkers last threat had, therefore, all the effect which that gentleman eX- pccted. Fripp suddenly remembered that politeness costs nothing, and re- quested his visitor to explain his plan more fully.
 "That is soon donc,' said Mr. Walker. "The thing is simplicity it. self. All you have to do is to libel me ill the .Speculotor."
 Libel you! :" exclaimed the aston- ishcd editor.
 Libel the Great Indian Remedy it's the same thing. bring my action against you. For obvious reasons each of Us conducts his own case, and if we don't puff ourselves and the Speculator and the remedy on scale never before attempted, call nc"
 "What about costs?" asked Fripp, impressed in spite of himself by the idea.
 Costs won't come to much. No counsePs fees, you observe. As for the rest, if you win, you are all right If you don't, give you beforehand any security you like for the amount of your costs"
 And suppose you recover dam ages?"
 Il shan't go for heavy damages only want to vindicatc my character and clear the reputation of the rem edy. But, in case they give me yer dict, we can have an agreement before we begin, which will cover costs and damages too, if you like, so as to make you safe"
 Fripp considered He was fully alive to the value ofa sensational libel case, and Mr. Walkers plan seemed to offer all this advantage, with mini mum of risk and cost. Besides this, he was growing desperate under the failure of his venture, and felt that he could afford to miss no chance of bringing the SpecUi0tor before the public. He therefore condcscendcd to discuss the proposal at some length. and before they parted the two gentle men had arrived at a pretty clear un- derstanding.
 Within few weeks of the foregoing conversation. the attention of every one in the kingdom who was likely to have money to invest-espccially country clergymen and ladies of indc- pendent means-was directed to the prospectus of the Watha company. limited. The object of this enterprise was to purchase from Messrs. Walker X Guteschw indel, of Chicago and Lon don, all their rights in the Great h. dian Remedy. The prospectus was eloquent on the world famed virtues of the remedy, the secret of which, it appeared, had deen acquired by Herr Guteschwindel, at enormous cost and personal danger, from the medicine men of the great Choctaw tribe. Among the directors were several peers whose names were household words in the city, together with off ccrs of high rank in the army and navy equally known to fame. Alto- gether the prospectus was highly attractive document, and was received with various degrees of favor by those portions of the press which interest themselves in such matters.
 There was one journal, however, which selected the Watha company for unmeasured denunciation. and that journal was the Specalator. In arti- cle after article, and paragraph after paragraph, Dr, Fripp declared the promotion of the company to be a fraud, and Silas P. Walker no better than swindler. The Great Indian Remedy, he asserted, was filthy con- coction likely to kill as many people as it cured the testimonials were forgeries; the miraculous cures were invented by Silas P. Walker. As for the great Guteschwindel and his ad- ventures among the Choctaws, the doctor held them up to derision, and